Ed Secretary Duncan Gives Speech On Family Involvement
May 3rd, 2010 by Larry Ferlazzo
Education Secretary Duncan just gave a speech on family involvement in schools which you can watch and hear at the Department of Education’s blog.
I was less than impressed.
He did say the administration wanted to double the spending requirement on parent involvement activities from one percent to two percent of Title 1 monies, but I’m not sure how big of a deal that is.
There wasn’t much to the rest of the speech.
Replicating The Harlem Children’s Zone
I recently posted about the Request for Proposals published by the Department of Education for replicating the Harlem Children’s Zone.
“DPS resource center helps parents, students connect”
“DPS resource center helps parents, students connect”
I’ve written several posts about parent involvement/engagement activities in Detroit, including questions I have about what’s going on.
“Engaging Parents & the Community in Schooling”
“Engaging Parents & the Community in Schooling”
ASCD, one of my favorite professional development organizations, has just put out a call for contributions on the topic “Engaging Parents & the Community in Schooling.”
My Best Posts On Parent Engagement So Far This Year
My Best Posts On Parent Engagement So Far This Year
Last December, I posted My Best Posts & Articles About Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2009, a compilation of what I thought were the most useful posts in this blog last yea
All Cleveland Parent Liaisons To Be Laid-Off
All Cleveland Parent Liaisons To Be Laid-Off
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports that, one year after adding sixty parent liaisons so that every school in the district would have one, the Cleveland School District is laying-off all 112 of them.
Not a pretty picture….
A “Must-Read” For Anybody Interested In Parent Engagement In Schools
Not a pretty picture….
A “Must-Read” For Anybody Interested In Parent Engagement In Schools
Last week, Anne Henderson, the premiere researcher and writer on parent involvement/engagement issues in the United States, testified before a U.S. Senate hearing on the the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
The Senate has just posted her testimony. It shares a great list of concrete public policy steps that can be taken to encourage parent engagement in schools.
The Senate has just posted her testimony. It shares a great list of concrete public policy steps that can be taken to encourage parent engagement in schools.